Strainer attachment for cooking utensils.



T. J. NASH. STRAINBP. ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING UTENSILS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1914.

1,1 30,756, Y Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

1:4: NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTCiITHO, WASHINGTON. D. c.

THOMAS J. NASH, or LINCOLN,- NEBRASKA.

STRAINER ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING UTENSILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed March 16, 1914. Serial No. 824,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. NASH, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Strainer Attachment for Cooking Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is in the nature of an attachment or device, in which is included a straining member and a means for quickly and positively attaching it to the top of any of the ordinary kinds of kettles, stew pans and like cooking utensils for straining or drawing off the liquid contents from the said utensils.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an attachment of the character stated of a simple and economical construction, and which is especially designed for being clamped to the top of the kettle or like vessel with the straining element so held whereby to conveniently strain fruit juices, lard, etc, as well as draining off the water from potatoes or other vegetables, or other articles of food that require straining when cooking the same.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device for the purpose stated in which is included a peculiar arrangement of members, which, while forming a cooperative part of the means for attaching my device to the kettle or pot, also serve as handles for conveniently carrying or handling the kettle or pot with the hot contents and in such a manner that the hands do not come into contact with the cooking utensil or the bail thereof and the hands caused to remain well up out of the way of the hot water vapor or steam, etc, that discharges from the said utensil and also to thereby render the use of cloths, as is generally required, unnecessary.

Again, my invention seeks to provide an improved attachment of the character stated in which is included gripping means that operate for instantly connecting the attachment to or detaching it from the utensil and which when set to its gripped position positively avoids the possibility of dropping the hot utensil. I

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, my invention embodies the peculiar construction and novel arrangement of the parts hereinafter first described in detail, specifically pointed out in the ap-v pended claims, and illustrated in the accompanylng drawing, in which: 7 i

Figure l is a perspective view of the attachment, the parts beingshown at their normal position. f Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section of the receptacle engaging hook in the position as indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the attachment, the same being shown as in use. Fig.4 is an enlarged section of the receptacle engaging hook when the parts are positioned as in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a somewhat modified form of my attachment hereinafter referred to.

Figs. 6 and 7 are a sectional and a plan view respectively of a further modification herelnafter to be described. 2

In the practical construction and the pre ferred form of my attachment, the same embodies a main or body portion 10, bent up from a single strand of stout spring wire and consisting of the two parallel side members 11, the outer or cross member 2, and

the front downwardly and inwardly bent hooks ;.38, to which the strainer plate 4: of sheet metal is attached, the said plate having a pair of apertures 40 near its front edge through which the inwardly bent hooks 33 pass, and for" securely holding the strainer upon the said side members. 1, the plate 4: is cut to form portions 41, that are bent over the members 1--l and serve as fastening clips, as shown.

The strainer plate has its front edge curved so as to snugly fit over the outer rim edge of the pot to which it may be applied, and it is fixedly held in position by thehooks 33 that grip over the outer edge of the pot, kettle or pan, and a pair of adjustable hooks or fingers 55, pendent from the side members 1-1 upon which they are slidably mounted. I I By now referring more particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing, it will be noticed the hooks 5-5 are the bent ends of agsliding frame 56 composed of a single strand of stout spring wire which includes a cross member-50 and side arms 51 that terminate in coil loops 52, the ends of which terminate in the hooks 5-5 before mentioned.

The loops 52 slidably engage the side members 1-1 of the main or body frame, it being apparent from the drawing, thatsince the hooks and the members of which they form a part, are slidably mounted, with re-v spect to the main or body portion, the said I hooks '5 can be moved- .to or from-thefixedly held hooks 83 to suit the diameter of the rim edge of the pot or kettle to which the my attachment may be applied, can "be' attachment is to be applied, it being also obvious that as thertwolsetsof hooks 3 and 5 bend'inwardly, that when locked in 130- sition, ingthe manner ,tojbe presently ex'-- plained, the pot or other, utensil, to which readily lifted with my attachment, Without danger ofibecoming disconnected therefrom;

For locking the hooks 5 in their engagement with, the utensil, a second handle member'BO is provided that is also bent to shape from a single strand of stout spring wire, and the same consistsof the side arms (Send the top" or cross member 62. 1 The handle member 60' is swingably mounted upon the cross bar of the member 50 ofthe slidableframe a'ndfat the pivotal portion thereof,thesaid side armsc are firstlbent inwardly at right angles, toform,

lever like bearings and thenbent into loops 7 63 that fit over the cross member50 of the sliding frame, and then bent downwardly and outwardly to 'form'cran'k-like' ends,'the members 64 of which engage tlie'sid'e members 1 of the mainframe or body, and form, f as it '1 were, looking cams that, cause the 'spring'sidearms' '5lflto bend up under ten: 7

h sion and therebycausef the loops 52 to firmly nate at a point slightly below, the loops 52 (see Fig; 4:) when pulling thes'aid frame to bring the hooks 5'5' up against the edge of the utensil, the loops: 52 will be kept from catching against the edge, of the utensil and caused to freely ride over the said edge.

Again, the; crank ends of the handle frame 6 are so formed, relatively to the pivot loops of thes'aid' frame, when the handle frameis swung up to the verticalrposition,

(see'Figf3) that the crank or looking members engage with the side arms 1-1 at a pointslightly in advance of the center of the loops to thereby hold the handle frame to thevertical position, and the framehaving the .hooks, 5'5, up under spring tension, to thereby lock the slidable-and the handleframes to their said adjusted position until the handle frame is pushed down to the horizontal position, by the user. I

Si'nce'the outer end of the main or body frame forms a handle, it will befreadily apparent that the operator can-readily use the two hands for tipping the pot for draining or 011 lifting thelpot with its cements from place to place, without danger of" ,burningor scorching the hands and without the necessity of handling the cooking utensil proper.

, 111 Fig. 5, I have shown a slightly modified form of my invention.

In this form the same general characteristics of the other form'are found, the difference being that the hooks 55 are formed some distance from the loops 52 andthe'bearing portions- 62 engage the main frame sidearms 1, while the crank members Gaengage' the side arms of thesliding frame,being, as itwere, a reversal of" the said parts as shown in Figs; 1to4. r i 1,

Figs. Grand 7 are respectively a sectional and 'alplan View of a further modification in f whic'hllu'gs 41* are stamped "from the strainer body, but instead ofclamping them around the rods 1, as is shown in Fig. ,1, the

said lugs areso fermedas to permit the,

rods to be sprunginto place,tliis'-fea'ture being desirous since the plate t is "provided with twojsets of strainer apertures, as is shown in nd must therefore be madereversible; .r

l/Vhat I claim isz i' I Y, 1. An appliance of the character stated,

comprising afmain or body frame, including 7 side members whoseouter ends terminate in hooks for engagingover one'ed ge of a cook-' ing utensil, a second frame ofspring wire bent to form a cross member and side arms, the latter having loops that slidably engage the side :members of the main frame and whose ends terminate in hooks forengaging the other edge of thecooking utensil and a third frame pivotally mounted on the cross member ofthe second frame to'foldfiatwise with respect'to the said secondfraine and the main frame,the said third framehaving cam-like extensions for engaging the side arms of them'ain'and the second frames, whereby, when the said third frame is swung up, tension is applied to the side arms of the second frame for causing its loops to frictionally bind upon the side arms of the main frame, 'anda strainer plate secured flatwise upon theouter ends of the side main frame. u M p r 2. As a new article of manufacture, an appliance for holding cooking utensils that arms of the embodies a main or body frame of spring wlre and which includes-a cross member and side arms, the ends of the latter being bent down to form hooks for engaging one edge of a cooking utensil, a U-shaped spring wire frame having its side arms coiled to form loops for slidably engaging, the side armsof themain frame and having the ends of'its side arms bent to form hooks for engaging the opposite; edge of the cooking utensil, a third U-shaped frame formed vof spring wire whose side arms have bent portions for "engaging the upper side of the side arms of the slidable frame, said portions terminating with loops that pivotally engage the cross member of the slidable frame, said loops terminating in crank-like extensions including outwardly projected members that engage the upper face of the side arms of the main frame and so arranged relatively to the main and the sliding frame whereby when the U-shaped frame is swung to the vertical position, tension is applied to the U-shaped frame to cause its loops to become frictionally looked upon the side arms of the main frame.

3. As a new article of manufacture, an appliance for holding cooking utensils that embodies a main or body frame of spring wire and which includes a cross member and side arms, the ends of the latter being bent down to form hooks for engaging one edge of a cooking utensil, a U-shaped spring wire frame having its side arms coiled to form loops for slidably engaging the side arms of the main frame and having the ends of its side arms bent to form hooks for engaging the opposite edge of the cooking utensil, a third U-shaped frame formed of spring Wire Whose side arms have bent portions for engaging the upper side of the side arms of the slidable frame, said portions terminating with loops that pivotally engage the cross member of the slidable frame, said loops terminating in crank-like extensions including outwardly projected members that engage the upper face of the side arms of the main frame and so arranged relatively to the main and the sliding frame whereby when the U-shaped frame is swung to the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by'addressing the U-shaped frame to cause its loops to become frictionally locked upon the side arms of the main frame, and a straining plate secured flatwise upon the outer ends of the side arms of the main frame, and means on the plate for holding it fixedly connected with the said side arms.

4. As a new article, an attachment adapted for suspending cooking vessels comprising a main frame formed of stout wire, and including a cross or end member and side arms, the outer ends of which are bent down to form hooks for engaging with one side of the utensil edge, a U-shaped frame bent up from a single strand of spring wire, said frame including loop coils for slidably engaging with the side arms of the main frame, the lower end of the said side arms being at a plane below the coils, said coils terminating in pendent hook members for engaging the other edge of the cooking utensil, a third U-shaped frame whose side arms are bent to form loops that take around the cross member of the slidable U-shaped frame, said side arms also including right angled extensions for riding upon the upper ends of the slidable member, the loop of the pivotally mounted frame and crank portions at a point below the pivotal loop, a strainer device mounted upon the outer ends of the main frame and means for fixedly holding it in position.

THOMAS J. NASH.

Witnesses:

Lno J. SoHMrr'rEL, C. W. MOSELEY.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 11.0. 

